Damn hippie.. er I mean damn Hip!
Well,
I just got tentative confirmation that my hip replacement surgery is to be on April 23rd. I have such mixed emotions about this. On the one hand I'm totally ready to be done with pain and limping and all the other fun-ness that go with having a bum hip. But in the other hand the notion of four days in a Hospital + 6 to 8 weeks of recovery + physical therapy makes me super nervous and frankly a bit scared.
4 days in a hospital... 4. Thats a lot of time to be stuck sitting anywhere, let alone in a freakin hospital. Bleh!! The 6 to 8 weeks of recovery pretty muck suck.. Ok it's only two weeks of severely limited mobility but there are another 4 to 6 weeks of careful-ness and most likely a cane (they say a walker to which I say "Oh hell no..") as my companion.
Another concern here is that I've waited to long to fix the hip.. I say this because in recent weeks the pain has started coming from my left knee, more so than the hip. This means the limp is really taking a toll on the knee joint. And that means that the knee is at risk of permanent damage.. and.. and... Sigh!
Ok ok.. One issue at a time.. first lets tackle the hip.. then worry about the knee.. Right? Right!
You know something compared to the Hip surgery the Heart procedure was a breeze... sheeeesh! Who'd a thunk it?
-Peter
I just got tentative confirmation that my hip replacement surgery is to be on April 23rd. I have such mixed emotions about this. On the one hand I'm totally ready to be done with pain and limping and all the other fun-ness that go with having a bum hip. But in the other hand the notion of four days in a Hospital + 6 to 8 weeks of recovery + physical therapy makes me super nervous and frankly a bit scared.
4 days in a hospital... 4. Thats a lot of time to be stuck sitting anywhere, let alone in a freakin hospital. Bleh!! The 6 to 8 weeks of recovery pretty muck suck.. Ok it's only two weeks of severely limited mobility but there are another 4 to 6 weeks of careful-ness and most likely a cane (they say a walker to which I say "Oh hell no..") as my companion.
Another concern here is that I've waited to long to fix the hip.. I say this because in recent weeks the pain has started coming from my left knee, more so than the hip. This means the limp is really taking a toll on the knee joint. And that means that the knee is at risk of permanent damage.. and.. and... Sigh!
Ok ok.. One issue at a time.. first lets tackle the hip.. then worry about the knee.. Right? Right!
You know something compared to the Hip surgery the Heart procedure was a breeze... sheeeesh! Who'd a thunk it?
-Peter